Bill file and binder.



A. W. ULLOM.

BILL FILE AND BINDER. APPLICATION 111.1111 11ov.1, 1910.

Patented Apr. 11,1911.

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BILL FILE AND BINDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 11, 1911.

Application filed November 1, 1910. Serial No. 590,196.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW l/V. ULLOM, citizen of the United States, residing at Athens, in the county of Athens and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bill Files and Binders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined bill file and binder, and has for its object the provision of a comparatively simple and thoroughly efficient device of this character, the construction of which is such that bills or other papers may be readily placed in position on the impaling posts thereof and quickly transferred from said posts to a holder or receiver for future reference.

A further object of the invention is to provide a bill file including spaced impaling posts having terminal cutting edges which co-act with a perforating plate or table for the purpose of perforating the papers when said table is swung downwardly in contact with the posts.

A further object is to provide a stop or gage for alining the bills or papers as the latter are positioned on the impaling posts.

A further object is to provide a novel form of bill holder adapted to receive the papers from the impaling posts, said holder being provided With flexible transfer wires, the free ends of which are movable to operative position within the hollow impaling posts when transferring the papers to the holder, and to inoperative position at the base of said holder to permit free swinging movement of the perforating table.

A still further object of the invention is generally to improve this class of devices, so as to increase their utility, durability and efliciency, as well as to reduce the cost of manufacture.

Further objects and advantages will appear in the following description, it being understood that various changes in form, proportions and minor details of construc tion may be resorted to within the scope of V the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the combined bill file and binder constructed in accordance with my invention, showing the transfer'wires in inoperative position and a bill or paper in the act of being placed on the impaling posts; Fig. 2 is a side elevation, showing the perforating table swung upwardly to inoperative position and the transfer wires inserted in the upper ends of the impaling posts and in position to guide the papers from said impaling posts to the receiver or holder; Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a top plan view of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the gage, detached; Fig. 6 is a detail longitudinal sectional view of the hinge of the perforating table; Fig. 7 is a side elevation, showing a modified form of impaling posts; Fig. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a different form of paper holder or receiver.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The combined bill file and binder forming the subject matter of the present invention comprises a support 5, preferably rectangular in shape, as shown, and having a flat upper surface to which is secured by screws or similar fastening devices a base plate 6. Secured to the base (5 are impaling posts adapted to receive bills and other papers, each impaling post being preferably formed in two sections 7 and 8, the upper section of which is hollow and provided with interior threads which engage exterior threads 9 on the adjacent lower section, as shown. The lower sections 8 of the impaling posts are provided with annular enlargements or washers 10 which bear against the upper surface of the plate 6, while the lower ends thereof extend through suitable openings in said plate and are riveted or otherwise secured thereto. The upper or movable sections 7 are slightly larger than the lower sections so as to allow the papers, after being placed on the impaling posts, to fall on the support 5, said upper sections being provided with terminal cutting edges or teeth 11 adapted to engage and perforate the bills or papers as the latter are positioned on the posts.

By forming the upper and lower post sections with interengaging threads, the upper sections may be readily removed and the teeth thereof sharpened when necessary, or replaced by new upper sections.

Arranged at the rear of the impaling posts are spaced standards 12, the lower ends of which extend through the base plate 6 and formed on the arms 14 and bear against the adjacent face of the plate 15 for the purpose of reinforcing and strengthening the latter. The upper or longitudinal edge of the plate 15 is bent to form a plurality of spaced eyes 17 between which are interposed corresponding eyes 18 formed on one longitudinal edge of a perforating table or plate 19. A tubular member 20 extends through the eyes 17 and 18, and forms the pivotal axis of the I table or plate 19. The table or plate 19 is formed with spaced openings 21 to permit the passage of the cutting edges of the impaling posts, the edges of the openings 21 being preferably countersunk, as shown.

Pivotally mounted at 22 on the upper surface of the perforating table 19 is an operating lever 23 having its pivoted end provided with a segmental recess defining oppositely disposed stop shoulders 24 adapted to engage a suitable pin or lug 25 secured to the perforating table at the rear of the pivotal axis 22 for the purpose of limiting the pivotal movement of said lever.

Extending through the tubular member 14 is a gage 26, preferably formed of a single length of wire, one end of which is extended longitudinally beyond the adjacent edge of the table 19 and bent or coiled upon itself to produce a terminal head 27 against which the bills or papers bear and thus forms a stop for the papers, so as to properly aline the papers on the impaling posts. The gage 26 is adjustable longitudinally within the tubular member 20 so that the head 27 may be placed at any desired distance from the adjacent end of the table, thus to accommodate bills or papers of different widths, said gage being held in adjusted position by frictional engagement with the walls of the tubular member 20. It will here be noted that the gage 26 not only forms a stop for the papers, but also serves to reinforce and strengthen the hinge of the perforating table.

Disposed at the rear of the standards 12 is a holder or receiver, the latter comprising spaced tubular members 30 secured to the upper surface of the plate 6 and adapted to receive a transferring device. The transferring device is preferably formed of a single length of flexible wire, having its intermediate portion bent to form spaced coils 31 which encircle the tubular members 30 and are connected by a transverse wire 32. The free ends of the wire forming the coils 31 are adapted to enter the upper sections 7 of the impaling posts so that after a sufficient number of papers have been impaled on said posts, the bills or papers may be readily transferred to the receiving device or holder, the free ends of the wire being withdrawn from the impaling posts and inserted in the upper ends of the tubular members 30 of the holder after the transfer of the papers, so as not to interfere with the operation of the perforating table. After a sufficient number of bills or papers have been transferred from the impaling posts to the holder, the ends of the wire constituting the transfer device are bent or coiled around the body thereof and said transfer device lifted bodily from the tubular members 30 and suspended fro-1n a. nail or other suitable support so that the papers thereon may be in convenient position for future reference, a new transfer device being subsequently positioned on the tubular members 30 to receive the papers from the impaling posts.

In operation the free ends of the wire constituting the transfer device are inserted in the upper-ends of the tubular members 30, after which the lever 23 is grasped and the perforating tableor plate swung upwardly and rearwardly to inoperative position; The bills or papers are then positioned on the cutting edges of the impaling posts with the adjacent edge of the paper bearing against the head 27 of the gage. The table is then swung downwardly which perforates the papers and permits the latter to drop onto the upper surface of the plate 6. When it is desired to transfer the papers or bills from the impaling posts, the table is swung upwardly and laterally to inoperative position and the handle 23 swung laterally on the plate so as not to interfere with the papers as they are transferred from the holder. The free ends of the wire constituting the transfer device are then inserted in the upper sections of the impaling posts and said papers transferred from the posts to the receiver, being guided in their rearward movement by the flexible wires, as shown. After the papers have been transferred, the free ends of the wires are withdrawn from the impaling posts and coiled or bent around the transfer device so as to securely bind the papers thereon, after which the transfer device containing the papers, is lifted fro-m the tubular members 30 and a new transfer device positioned on said members, as before stated.

In Fig. 7 of the drawings, there is illustrated a modified form of impaling post, the side walls of which are preferably inclined or tapered in the direction of the base 6, to facilitate sliding movement of the papers thereon. If desired however, the posts maybe made straight or the pointed sections shown in F ig. l of the drawings may be tapered without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In Fig. 8, there is illustrated a modified form of holder, which may be attached to the base 6 and used in place of the holder shown in Fig. 1, or as a separate bill file. In this form of the device, the upstanding pins are solid and permanently secured to a suitable base, the free ends of the wire being extended upwardly in a vertical plane, as indicated at 33. In using the holder shown in Fig. 8 as a separate bill file, the papers are first perforated and then placed on the holder, the ends of the wire constituting said holder being coiled or wrapped around the body thereof so as to securely bind the papers thereon, as will be readily understood.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A bill file including a base, impaling posts secured to the base, a pivoted perforating table coacting with the impaling posts, and a gage extending through the pivotal axis of the perforating table and having a hegld disposed at one end of said perforating ta e.

2. A bill file including a base, hollow impaling posts secured to the base, a perforating table coaeting with the impaling posts,

and a holder disposed on one side of the impaling posts and provided. with flexible transfer members the free ends of which are movable to operative position within the 1101- low posts and to inope 'ative position within the holder.

3. A bill file including a base, vertically adjustable impaling posts secured to the base and provided with terminal cutting edges, a support arranged on one side of the posts, a perforating table pivotally mounted on the support and coacting with the cutting edges, and a holder having flexible transfer wires the free ends of which are movable to operative position within the impaling posts and to inoperative position within the holder.

4. A bill file including a base, hollow impaling posts secured to the base and each formed of telescopic sections, the upper sections of which are provided with cutting edges, a support, a perforating table pivotally mounted on the support and having openings formed therein to permit the passage of the cutting edges of the impaling posts, and a receiver disposed on one side of the support and provided with flexible transfer wires movable to operative position within the impaling posts when the perforating table is swung upwardly out of engagement therewith.

5. A bill file including a base, impaling posts secured to the base and provided with terminal cutting edges,-a support arranged on one side of the posts, a perforating table pivotally mounted on the support and coacting with the cutting edges of the posts, and a gage extending through the pivotal axis of the perforating table and provided with a terminal head constituting a stop.

6. A bill file including a base, hollow impaling posts secured to the base, a support arranged on one side of the posts, a plate secured to the support and provided with spaced eyes, a perforating table having openings formed therein adapted to receive the upper ends of the posts and provided with eyes extending between the eyes on the plate, a tubular member piercing all of said eyes and forming the pivotal axis of the perforating table, and a gage seated in the tubular member and having an enlarged head spaced from one end of the table and constituting a stop.

7. A bill file including a base, iinpaling posts secured to the base, a support arranged on one side of the posts, a plate secured to the support, a perforating table pivotally mounted on the plate and having openings formed therein to receive the impaling posts, and a gage extending through the pivotal axis of the perforating table and having a head spaced from one end of said table to form a stop.

8. A bill file including a base, impaling posts secured to the base, a support aranged at the rear of the impaling posts, a perforating table pivotally mounted on the support and having openings formed therein, the walls of which are countersunk, a lever pivotally mounted on the upper surface of the perforating table and having a segmental recess formed therein defining oppositely disposed stop shoulders, and a pin secured to the perforating table and adapted to engage either one of said stop shoulders for limiting the pivotal movement ofthe lever.

9. A bill file including a base, tubular impaling members secured to the base, spaced standards arranged at the rear of the impaling posts and having laterally extending arms, a plate secured to the free end of said arms and provided with spaced eyes, a perfo ating table having openings formed therein to permit the passage of the posts and provided with eyes fitting between the eyes on the plate, a tubular member piercing said eyes and forming the pivotal axis of the table, a gage including a shank seated in the tubular member and having one end thereof bent to form a head constituting a stop, and a holder arranged at the rear of the standards and provided with transfer wires adapted to enter the impaling posts when the perforating table is swung upwardly to inoperative position.

10. A bill file including a base, hollow impaling posts secured to the base, a per- &

forating table co-acting with the impaling posts, and a transfer device supported on the base and including spaced coils having their upper ends extended to form flexible transfer wires adapted to enter the impaling posts when the perforating table is swung upwardly to inoperative position.

11. A bill file including a base, hollow impaling posts secured to the base and provided with terminal cutting edges, a support, a perforating table pivotally mounted on the support and co-acting with the cutting edges of the impaling posts, a holder comprising upstanding tubular members, and a transfer device supported. by the holder and including spaced coils encircling the tubular members and having their upper ends extended to form flexible transfer wires adapted to enter the hollow impaling posts when the perforating table is swung upwardly to inoperative position.

12. A bill file including a base and hollow impaling posts, a holder comprising tubular members extending'vertically from the base, and a transfer device formed of a single'length of wire having its intermediate portion bent to produce spaced connected coils encircling the tubular members, the free ends of the wire being extended to produce flexible transfer members movable to operative position within the impaling posts and to inoperative position within the tubular members.

13. A bill file including a base, a hollow impaling post mounted on the base, a perforating table co-acting with the impaling .ble transfer member, the free end of which is movable to operative position within the hollow post and to inoperative position within the holder.

14. A bill file including a base, a hollow impaling post mounted on the base, and a holder disposed on one side of the impaling post and provided with a flexible transfer member, the free end of which is movable to operative position within the hollow post and to inoperative position within the holder.

15. A bill file including a base, a hollow impaling post mounted on the base, a transfer device supported by the base and including a coil having its upper end extended to form a flexible transfer wire adapted to enter the impaling post for guiding the papers from the post to the transfer device.

16. A bill file including a base, hollow impaling posts mounted on the base, and a.

transfer device supported on the base and including spaced coils having their upper ends extended to form transfer wires adapted to enter the impaling posts for guiding the papers from the posts to the transfer device.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANDREW w. ULLOM. 1i 8.

Witnesses:

lWA'r'rIE LETT, CHARLOTTE D. ULLOM.

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